System and device binding metadata with hardware intrinsic properties
AssigneeSypris Electronics, LLC
InventorsJohn J. Walsh, John Ross Wallrabenstein
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Abstract
A system, device, and method for binding metadata, such as information derived from the output of a biometric sensor, to hardware intrinsic properties by obtaining authentication-related metadata and combining it with information pertaining to a root of trust, such as a physical unclonable function. The metadata may be derived from a sensor such as a biometric sensor, the root of trust may be a physical unclonable function, the combination of the metadata and root of trust information may employ a hash function, and output from such a hash process may be used as an input to the root of trust. The combined information can be used in interactive or non-interactive authentication.
Claims10
A method for binding metadata to hardware intrinsic properties, comprising the following steps:
- a. obtaining authentication-related metadata;
- b. providing a root of trust;
- c. providing a processor having access to the metadata and the root of trust;
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- d. causing the processor to combine metadata with information pertaining to the root of trust.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.